did caylee die and that was a big factor in a lot of our decisions. it also showed that something with george anthony, casey's father, he was definitely hiding something. >> one thing that the prosecution failed to do was they did not show motive. what would have driven a reasonably good mother to do such an action, and they could not -- i don't think they ever overcame that. alisyn: judge alex, they did not show motive? what about all of those photos that we saw over and over again of her partying and drinking and living, you know, la bella vita? >> here's the problem. the problem is the prosecution usually can't show motive. the only way to show motive is if a defendant admits what motivated them or it's so, so clear from the evidence. you can't crawl into a defendant's mind and the prosecution, because of the fifth amendment, can't call the defendant to the stand and say you know, why you did this, you killed her, didn't you, and you wanted to do it for this reason and cross-examine them. so motive is not an element of the crime. also, how the pers